. Memorial of the life and labors of Rt. Rev. Stephen Vincent Ryan, D. D., C. M., : second Bishop of Buffalo, N. ST. PATRICKS CHURCH, Lockport, N. Y. t. Chapter V. Preparing for the Consecration—Impressive Scene—MagneticOratory—Welcomed by the Laity—yivid Description of theEvent—Distinguished Personages Present. THOSE who knew him need not be told with what fervidvigil, prayer and fast the Bishop-elect prepared his soul forthe worthy prosecution of the labors so energetically begun andcarried on by his venerable predecessor the saintly ist, Feast of All Saints, was the day s
. Memorial of the life and labors of Rt. Rev. Stephen Vincent Ryan, D. D., C. M., : second Bishop of Buffalo, N. ST. PATRICKS CHURCH, Lockport, N. Y. t. Chapter V. Preparing for the Consecration—Impressive Scene—MagneticOratory—Welcomed by the Laity—yivid Description of theEvent—Distinguished Personages Present. THOSE who knew him need not be told with what fervidvigil, prayer and fast the Bishop-elect prepared his soul forthe worthy prosecution of the labors so energetically begun andcarried on by his venerable predecessor the saintly ist, Feast of All Saints, was the day selected for theconsecration; but for some reason which the writer cannot nowrecall, the ceremony could not be performed then, and the octaveof the festival was chosen instead. Meanwhile Buffalo was all aglow with preparation and ex-pectancy. And when, at last, the appointed day arrived, therecently mourning cathedral was robed in sparkling vesture ofjoy; the anointed bells turned their late dirge of grief into peals ofgladness; the sanctuary filled with congratulating priest and pre-late; the vast cathedral thronged with welcoming and rejoi
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